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hyperacute

hyperacute adjective: very acute.

Adjective

hyperacute (comparative more hyperacute, superlative most hyperacute)

  1. Very acute.
  2. Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Forms of hyperacute

comparativemore hyperacute
superlativemost hyperacute

Origin of hyperacute

From hyper- + acute.

Words formed from hyperacute

Questions about hyperacute

What does hyperacute mean?
Hyperacute means very acute.
What part of speech is hyperacute?
Hyperacute is an adjective.

Words near hyperacute in the dictionary

  1. hyperacuities
  2. hyperacuity
  3. hyperacusia
  4. hyperacusic
  5. hyperacusis
  6. hyperacute
  7. hyperacutely
  8. hyperacuteness
  9. hyperacylated
  10. hyperacylation
  11. hyperadaptation

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